Annual Report 2020/ 2021
Inspiring, Empowering and Strengthening the Community through Sport and Physical Activity
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Contents Chairman's Report Vision and Purpose Chief Executive's Report Sport Capability Active Communities Sport Capability Business Development Mud Monster Mud Rush and Sport Excellence Awards Harbour Sport Golf Day and Shore to Shore Financial Statements Our People Contact Details
Chairman's Report
Welcome everyone to the latest Annual Report for Harbour Sport. Last years report started with Covid-19 and as we currently sit in an Auckland wide lockdown it seems fitting to do so again. The Team at Harbour Sport are extremely resilient and after last year’s lockdown have managed to re-image the work they do to ensure it continues throughout lock downs. This has meant that the team have kept delivering a great service while also maintaining strong financials to ensure the ongoing longevity of Harbour Sport. A big factor of this last year has been the review by the North Harbour Sports Council, which was in depth and wide ranging. It is fantastic to see in the aftermath of this review a significantly improved working environment for the Harbour Sport Team allowing them to flourish and really achieve their goals. The Board have completed a huge amount of work in the last 12 months for which I thank each and every one of them, especially as like most sports organisations they are all volunteers. While delayed by Covid-19, the strategic plan has been unveiled after numerous stakeholder reviews and research to ensure that the plan being developed works for everyone. It gives the Management team at Harbour Sport a clear mandate which is challenging, achievable and most of all measurable. Two of our Board members are coming to the end of their tenure and I would like to thank both Patrick Gale & Paul Seo for giving up so much of their own time to ensure the proper governance and leadership of Harbour Sport. Paul has been intimately involved with the significant improvement of our Health & Safety governance and Patrick led the huge body of work to develop the new strategic plan. With the Board being so close to completing GovMark (Excellence in Governance), they will both be staying on just a little while longer to ensure this important body of work is successful. We look forward to searching for and welcoming in new board members in the new year. Harbour Sport has again made a significant contribution to the community through a very difficult year with a strong leadership team and motivated staff which step up to each challenge with enthusiasm and a can-do attitude. I’m sure that the following year is going to provide more challenges and more surprises, however there is no doubt that the team will take this in their stride and continue the great work to drive the North Harbour Region to be active and healthy. Malcolm Allan Chairman
VISION A community physically active for life PURPOSE Inspiring, empowering, and strengthening the community through sport and physical activity
VALUES
WHAT WE DO Harbour Sport supports community development for sport and healthy lifestyles and strives to influence more people to participate in sport and physical activity. Our strategic focus is young people, and targeted populations including Maori, Pasifika and East Asian. Providing advocacy, expertise, investment and support Harbour Sport are change agents modelling and sharing good practice in governance, management, leadership and community development. Financial sustainability and diversity will be at the forefront of Harbour Sport’s potential to achieve and deliver quality outcomes to our stakeholders.
Harbour Sport Strategic Plan - 2020 – 2021
Leadership Lead with excellence Be innovative, receptive and adaptive to the changing environment Continuous improvement He Tangata Take the time to understand others Have respect for and be respected by the community Value diversity and the community voice Passion Be enthusiastic, energetic and positive in everything we do Inspire others Go above and beyond Integrity Be professional Be authentic and keep ourselves accountable Walk the talk
Despite the difficulties living with Covid 19 and the yoyoing in and out of the various Lockdown levels, Harbour Sport is continuing to work hard alongside its community partners to achieve its strategic vision of having a community that is physically active and healthy. Our key strategic values of leadership, He Tangata, passion and integrity have never been more apparent or necessary than in the last 18 months as the organisation has continued to concentrate on working closely with our tamariki and rangatahi and targeted populations including, Māori, Pasifika and East Asian all of whom remain key priorities along with continuing to provide advocacy, expertise, investment and support to the wider community. We are also continuing to work alongside our older and less able community members through our Green Prescription and Strength and Balance programmes that are having a much-needed impact across our region. The community continues to remain at the heart of everything Harbour Sport does.We work closely with our local people, schools, clubs and regional sports organisations and are very mindful of the changing demographics of our region across all aspects of what we deliver in the community. Our ActivAsian and Pasifika teams are continuing to reach wider and deeper into those aspects of our region to provide a much-needed connection. During this past year we also launched Te Oranga Kaiora, a new health initiative that will target Māori in our region and look to work alongside local iwi to achieve better lifetime health statistics for the tangata whenua in Te Raki Paewhenua (North Shore). We also continue to seek out new and innovative opportunities to ensure success in locally led community development programmes. A good example of this innovation is our Wellness Works initiative. It’s strap line – ‘Balancing People and Business’ speaks volumes for its intended outcome of enabling a healthier and more active corporate and school community. Covid has slowed its progress, but Wellness Works has already begun to reach into its targeted areas with burgeoning success. We enjoy strong and enduring commercial partnerships. Our vehicle provider, Honda and principally Joe Bond at Honda New Zealand and Frans Labuschagne at Honda North Shore have been excellent to deal with for many years now. Massey University are also very good supporters and Rod Grove has been the key to that. Unfortunately, due to Covid related issues, Massey have made the decision not to continue their long-standing partnership with us going forward. I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Rod and all of those that we have dealt with at Massey over the many years for their generous support of our organisation. Martin Cooper and his team at Harcourts Cooper and Co are also fantastic and proactive commercial partners. In particular, we thank Louisa Loughran and Hiria Kayes who work closely with us on many fronts. Martin has a strong portfolio of partnerships across the North Shore and his passion for the region is greatly appreciated by all with whom he is involved. O’Neill’s have continued as our official apparel partner. They continue to expand and evolve their products in our market. We appreciate their ongoing support. The likes of Sports Distributors, Tass Print, CUBE, The Hits, Consult Recruitment, Deep Creek Breweries, Giesen Wines, North Harbour Business Association, PB Tech and Game Over are all proactive and supportive partners whose generosity enable us to widen our community reach considerably.
Chief Executive's Report
Mike Bishop Chief Executive
We have also received grant funding from the following gaming trusts, and we thank them sincerely: The Lion Foundation, Birkenhead Licencing Trust, NZCT, Blue Sky Trust, North and South Trust and Dragon Trust. In addition, we receive generous, ongoing funding from Foundation North which is specifically targeted at our ActivAsian and Pasifika programmes, our key contacts Audry McLaren and Jacqui Johnston are excellent to deal with and understand clearly what we are trying to achieve in our Asian and Pasifika communities. My thanks again go to the Waitemata District Health Board and ACC whose continued trust in our organisation to deliver key programmes in the community we value and appreciate. This has never been more evident than in the last 18 months since Covid struck. Our relationship with Aktive Auckland is a key one and we continue to be aligned on a collective vision of making Auckland the world’s most active city.I must particularly thank Aktive CEO, Jennah Wootten and my counterparts across the region, Lynette Adams, (Sport Waitakere), Craig Carter (CLM), Russell Preston (Counties Manukau Sport) and Mike Elliott (Sport Auckland) for their collective efforts as part of the Auckland RST alliance as we all work individually in our regions and collectively across Auckland to keep Tamaki Makaurau moving and healthy. I also want to make special mention of the North Harbour Sports Council members, Riki Burgess, John Hunt, John Limna, Glenn Cox, Brett Green, Chris Casey, Lynette Brady, Mike Thompson and Yann Roux. The collegiality and courage shown by this group during a difficult period has been a comfort and source of strength for all. My continued thanks also go to the Harbour Sport Board for their trust in me to fulfil the role of Chief Executive. Malcolm Allan has consistently done a fine job in leading the Board and in encouraging his fellow Board members to contribute their various strengths for the good of the organisation and his support and guidance have been greatly appreciated by me over these recent difficult months. The governance side of our organisation has also played a major role in enabling Harbour Sport to foster a positive and constructive relationship with our staff, key stakeholders, neighbouring RSTs and Aktive Auckland. Bridget Leonard has done a fine job as Deputy Chair and I would also sincerely thank other Board members, Patrick Gale, Leah Lazarus, James Kemp, Paul Seo and from October 2020, Bevan Miles and Maria Sopoaga who have all willingly provided their knowledge and expertise and have all been an excellent source of support during this trying time. Finally, I wish to acknowledge the Harbour Sport Staff who have continued to operate to a very high standard during a prolonged and difficult time for all concerned over the last 18 months, due to the effects of the Covid 19 virus. Our staff are passionate, focused, hard-working and a happy, friendly group of people who clearly illustrate the wide diversity that a city like Auckland embraces. We have an excellent Leadership Team of Richard Casutt, Lisa Price, Alvin Cheung, Jason Edmonds, Paula McGregor and Kylie McGrigor all of whom have significant industry experience and expert knowledge. To each of you and the entire extended staff and volunteers at Harbour Sport, congratulations on the job you have done in 2020/21. Effort equals reward. We have a great deal of activity going on but there is also a lot of enjoyment and collective humour amongst us and long may that continue. You are all making a difference to many people’s lives in our region, and you should be proud of that. It is a pleasure and a privilege to work alongside you. Let’s all look forward to a happy, positive and most importantly safe and well 2021 / 22 year! He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure
Strategic objectives
Increase Participation Leadership, facilitation, delivery, support for participant focused sport and physical activity for an active and healthy community Quality Experiences Building an integrated sport system to ensure people in the community are enriched by quality experiences. Consequently they are encouraged to engage in a variety of roles. Be Connected Connection with and enhancement of links between partners and providers to network, share best practice, develop and collaborate. Insights to Influence Action Well informed advocacy for and promotion of participant focused opportunities with benefits for all.
Increase Participation by Supporting a system providing relevant opportunities and integrated experiences to participants that encourage ongoing engagement Developing initiatives that focus on growing participation in our targeted communities Facilitating more enjoyable quality experiences Understanding the environment Quality Experiences by Providing pathways with opportunities and experiences to encourage engagement Educating, training and upskilling to build a network of skilled people Working with partner organisations to help them understand the needs of their participants Supporting our stakeholders to optimise the use and future development of spaces and places Be Connected by Supporting a network of capable partners and stakeholders in sport, recreation and physical activity Providing an information hub and communications that appeal to our audience Creating new relationships and enhance existing ones Providing opportunities to connect and share Seeking out innovative partnerships to widen our impact in the community Insights to Influence Action by Sharing research and best practice and promoting the benefits of sport and physical activity Listening to and advocating for the community Providing, aligning and promoting key messages around the benefit and impact of sport, health and physical activity Supporting our stakeholders to understand and engage our diverse communities.
Strategic Goals
funskills programme Funskills at Schools is a free school program that aims to develop important Fundamental movement skills (FMS) in young children. These are essential movement skills that all children need the opportunity to learn and develop. They can then confidently transfer these to a wide range of games and sports. For some children this does not happen easily so creating opportunities for them to explore, learn and develop these skills is extremely important. Being physically active can assist students to achieve better at school, as well as improving their social and emotional skills. Funskills at school offers this opportunity on site, providing fun, non-competitive and safe environments in which children can learn and develop these skills. This year 550 children from 5 primary schools received 5 sessions where the level of fundamental movement skills and the confidence with moving was evident for the school communities.
The fms programme This year due to Covid 19, schools have been impacted in their capacity to run external activities. Harbour Sport provided an FMS teacher support service to the schools that participate in the Funskills programme to help them learn about it and support them to keep developing this activity by themselves. There were 5 schools, delivering 10 professional development opportunities to 41 teachers in total. 90% of teachers stated that they increased their confidence delivering and understanding the FMS and the positive impact for their students.
Community Sport
PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND STUDENT TEACHER SUPPORT
Children with a high level of competence in a range of Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) are able to confidently participate in a wide variety of activities. They also benefit from many physical, social and emotional health outcomes in both the short and long term. Teachers play an important role in the first steps towards a physically active lifestyle. Supporting primary school teachers by providing new practical ideas, FMS knowledge and promoting good practice, Harbour Sport is helping our young people to get active for life. The aim of the sessions is to enable teachers to keep young children engaged by producing fun, quality experiences.
PolySports (Holiday Programme) This is aimed at our Pacific Island children aged 6-12 which includes fun games and activities and include an off-site on their last day of Polysports. We are at one venue now as our second venue in Northcote is currently under construction and we are looking at starting that back up in 2022. We have a total of 35-40 kids attending, the programme has removed financial barriers for children to access activities for FREE. Equip’d (girls 11yrs – 18yrs, during school hours and delivered at School) To equip young Maori & Pacific women to acknowledge their worth by strengthening their overall well-being and to promote resilience and unity. Our current schools are Northcote Intermediate, Carmel College, Birkdale Intermediate, Northcross Intermediate and Mahurangi College with a possibility of Long Bay College soon. We had 80 girls who were actively involved in the programme this year. Nga tamatoa (NTT) (11yrs-18yrs boys, delivered during School hours) Nga Tamatoa is a mentoring programme for young Pacific men across 4 schools within the North Harbour region: Northcote Intermediate, Birkdale Intermediate and Mahurangi College. Using a holistic approach, we have worked on building confidence and team building using a combination of physical, mental, spiritual, and cultural aspects to create safe environments for these young men to thrive. We have had 50 boys actively engage in the programme from the 4 schools we are currently in. NiuMovement (Family programme) Niu Movement looked different this time around as we incorporated the Village games movement and used the Pacific Island language week to engage, this time it was our Samoan language. We held a 10-week programme with 7 families including parents, tamariki, rangatahi and sometimes we had the nana’s joining us.We used ‘village games’ which is our Pacific Island way of movement and used kilikiki (Samoan cricket) and lape which is like softball to enhance the learning of the Samoan language.This was well received by our community especially our mixed families of Samoan, Maori, European and so forth. Niu ways exercise class This exercise class, delivered at Birkdale Intermediate twice a week to our Pacific community, aims to provide another avenue for attendees to engage in physical activity to improve health and wellbeing. An average of 20-25 people attends each session weekly and it is run twice a week at Birkdale Intermediate.Activities include Zumba, boxfit and some circuit training.We encourage everyone to go at their own pace when exercising as our participants have all different levels of fitness. Active Youth 2020 (after school hours and open to all schools, 13yrs-18yrs) This was a regional project administered by CLM Community sport with several locations in South Auckland, a few from East Auckland and then our young people from the North Shore. Majority were from Birkenhead College and then we also had students from Westlake Boys & Girls, Hobsonville Point Secondary School and Albany Senior School. Total number of students was 32 who participated in our 12-week programme.
SPORTSPASIFIK PROGRAMME
Sports Pasifik targets the Pacific community and aims to increase participation in sport, active recreation, and physical activity. Our programmes address barriers to healthy lifestyles by facilitating wellbeing and community cohesion. The Kaipatiki and Rodney region particularly Warkworth, are home to the greatest number of Pacific people in our region. Our programmes use a life stage model which enables Harbour Sport to offer our Pacific community the opportunity to become and remain engaged in the programme regardless of age. The continued growth of our programmes, particularly over the last year, has seen a significant increase in the impact made on our ever-increasing Pacific community. The significant factor in the success of the programmes is that it is delivered locally in the communities.
Cycle Skills Training Harbour Sport in partnership with BikeReady and Auckland Transport is proud to provide Cycle education at schools in the North shore area. The Cycle skills training includes practical courses at different levels for students of year 5 and 6 (Grade 1) and students of year 7 and 8 (Grade 2). Training is delivered by experienced instructors. Harbour Sport instructors delivered 3.5 Hours of training for Grade 1 (off Road) to 4 schools: Orewa North, Orewa Primary, Silverdale Primary and Red Beach school; to a total of 667 students. 9 hours of Grade 2 (off and on road) cycle skills training in 2 schools: Northcote Intermediate school and Orewa College, to a total of 507 students. The aim of the cycling programme is to increase the level of confidence of riding a bike in Grade 1. The main goal in Grade 2 is to teach children to ride safely on the road following the road rules for cyclists. A total of 1174 year 5 to 9 students completed the training. 39 students learned how to ride a bike and by the end of the delivery were able to consistently pedal independently.Students enjoyed the programme and successfully increased their level of confidence riding a bike.
Bikes in Schools 4 Primary Schools in the Harbour Region received "Learn to Ride" teacher workshops, where teachers receive cycling training in how to deliver cycling-based lessons. The schools involved in this programme were: Murrays Bay Intermediate – 3 Teachers Willow Park– 45 Teachers Hobsonville Primary – 8 Teachers Sherwood Primary – 23 Teachers All participants increased their level of confidence delivering cycling to their students.
Cycling
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are the unsung heroes of our sector and are critical in the continuation and development of our sector. Recruiting, Rewarding and Retaining volunteers remain the key areas of support offered across our region to sports organisations and schools. Our ongoing capability development initiatives in the sector continue to be well supported, which include our Volunteer Management Workshops, Templated Resources of good practice supporting the workshops designed to be used concurrently to support organisations to develop and grow their volunteer base. Harbour Sport has continued to recognise and reward our dedicated volunteers in the Harbour Region through our Volunteer of the Month initiative. Harbour Sport has partnered with Business North Harbour to deliver this initiative with the hope of connecting local businesses to our local sporting clubs/organisations. Each month a different affiliate of Business North Harbour is the sponsor for that month and provides a reward for the winner. Both the business sponsor and the winner are acknowledged on our social media platforms, website and in the Game Plan monthly newsletter. Additionally, each monthly winner is nominated for the Volunteer of the Year Award at the prestigious Harbour Sport Excellence Awards.
Active for life - Green Prescription (GRx)
The Active for Life, Green Prescription team continue to deliver the Green Prescription programme through their catchment area which covers the entire Waitemata District Health Board (WDHB). In the previous fiscal year, the GRx programme received 5,080 referrals, an average of 423 per month. Of these referrals, 3603 (72.9%) were discharged engaged and independently active and transitioned into regular physical activity. Many hours of Initial Face-to-face consultations were held to give clients a better understanding of physical activity and nutrition advice, whilst installing a good comprehension of the SMARTER goal-setting tool. Exercise options (aqua classes, low impact exercise, gym inductions) were continued at Auckland Council Leisure Centre Facilities. Wellbeing consultations also continued throughout West Wave, Albany Leisure Centre, Glenfiled Leisure Centre and Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre. These options are very popular with attendances growing monthly. Along with these initial meetings, group consults were offered to create a community in which clients can flourish. Additional to these consultations, a free seminar called, “Live Your Best Life” has continued to be delivered online and face to face, for our clientele across the Waitemata region. These seminars are a holistic and interactive health chat, incorporating conversations about adult sleep, stress, nutrition, and exercise. Finally, a series of nutrition workshops were presented throughout the Waitemata region.
active communities
Some other highlights have seen a specific pregnancy focus, through resource creation and working closely with Healthy Babies, Healthy Futures. Our community reach also sees the Green Prescription, Active for Life Team working with Primary Health Care organisations and regularly delivering at Diabetic Self-Management courses. Green Prescription continued to deliver to those who needed us throughout the COVID lockdown levels via phone calls, emails, and other contactless means. It has been a difficult time for our programme and our clients. However, our support has been resolute and will continue to be, throughout this global pandemic.
Over the last 12 months, Active Families & Active Teens engaged with 183 whānau across the Waitematā region. Our focus was to create healthy lifestlye habits for everyone within the household. We also continued and commited to all whānau during the difficult times with COVID19. ACTIVE FAMILIES SERVICE INCLUDE: Home visits to cover current physical activity, nutrition and future goals/plans. Biometric assessments available. Weekly activity sessions held at Northcote Baptist Church, West Wave Leisure Centre, and Orewa Sea Scouts/Community Centre. Parent workshops, weekly challenges, nutrition and cooking sessions conducted at all sites throughout the term. Off-site visits at JUMP, Rock Climbing and Laser Tag. Mahurangi Active Teens programme wrapped up the last 12 months with some great results. Participants were able to utilise the local gym at Warkworth Fitness Centre. Additional learnings and activities conducted included: Box-fit, stretching types, body weight exercises and nutrition for before and after exercise. Key areas of improvement from participants were fitness/strength, regular physical activity, and their abilities/confidence levels.
Green Prescription has seen many clients have direct contact with our nutritionist through workshops, 1:1 consultations, presentations, and follow-up resources. This is over and above the nutrition information provided in consults and the 12-week email campaign. Active for Life, Green Prescription at Harbour Sport have also been working closely with other local health providers. The GRx teamed have continued their work alongside The FONO to deliver at our local community churches.
Active Families and Active Teens
Photos courtesy of ACC
Courtesy of Amanda Billing
community strength and balance
Harbour Sport are part of a nation-wide movement to reduce falls and injuries from falls called Live Stronger for Longer. Falls and the fear of falling can be common but falling over is not a ‘normal’ part of getting older and many falls are preventable. Clinical research has shown that community-based, multi-functional exercise programmes, targeted at improving strength and balance in older people can reduce their risk of falls by almost a third. Harbour Sport are the Lead Agency for the Community Strength and Balance initiative in the Waitemata District Health Board (WDHB) and the Auckland District Health Board (ADHB) areas. Our role is to ensure more people over the age of 65 years have access to a network of safe and effective classes that meet an evidence-based criteria. Auckland was significantly impacted by Covid-19 restrictions and this hindered delivery of a large proportion of classes within this reporting period. Despite this, classes continued to be approved including classes such as Hydro-Active and Hydro-Function water-based classes, Prost-Fit (for men living with Prostate Cancer), Spin Poi, Chair Yoga and several online classes. From July 2020 to June 2021, a total of 133 Community Strength and Balance classes have been approved across the two DHB areas. At the end of June 2021: A total of 461 classes are approved which provides 9.859 places (or opportunities) for older adults to participate The total average utilisation of approved classes is 58% The total number of new individuals attending classes within this reporting period is 3,622 PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS Due to the Covid lockdowns we hosted online education sessions for our providers to support them in a challenging time. These sessions included delivering online classes safely and providing guidance on how to deliver classes at Level 2. Two successful Live Stronger for Longer networking lunches were held for approved exercise providers. The lunches included a reputable guest speakers Christine Gill from Osteoporosis New Zealand and Paula Takiwa from Arthritis NZ. Although a lot of providers have been significantly impacted by Covid, it is encouraging to see a good number of new classes have been established and approved. Appointment of 0.5 FTE Community Strength and Balance Administrator. A special thanks to our funder ACC, and the Auckland and Waitemata District Health for their support.
What did we do?
The role of the Sport Development team is to develop and provide support to Sport, Active Recreation and Play organisations to implement and maintain a quality sports system in our region. We employ a locally led approach in which the community needs come first. This is demonstrated through good governance, good practice, insight driven decisions, and continued improvement. The limited funding in this space has seen the team adopt a more strategic approach to capability approach. One approach is through a scale-up approach to the development of its RSO’s and staff to support their local clubs in identified needs. Interventions are discussed through developed Support Plans which range from annual outcomes to more strategic outcomes. The second approach is through Communities of Activities (COAs) which are targeted projects around areas of the community in need. Harbour Sport provides support and opportunities across the board for the development of capability in Regional Sports Organisations, Clubs, Volunteers, the Asian, Pacific, and Māori Communities, Schools, and other targeted communities.
Sport Capability
What is our role?
The Auckland Approach to Community Sport guides our work across the Community Sport Investment space, with all communities of activity (COAs) becoming more and more mature in their ongoing development. Harbour Rugby - Harbour Sport assisted Harbour Rugby to build capability and structure to grow and sustain the women’s game that aligns to Harbour Rugby’s vision. Harbour Sport facilitated the development of Marist North Harbour Rugby North Golf - Harbour Sport surveyed all affiliated clubs under North Golf to produce a report outlining the current state of each club to develop a Club Development Program.Harbour Sport facilitated the development of Whangaparaoa Golf Club’s Strategic Plan. Netball North Harbour - Harbour Sport is currently facilitating the development of Netball North Harbour’s Strategic Plan. Northern Football - Harbour Sport is currently facilitating the development of Northern Strategic Plan. Support the progress of the Metro Park Trust to ensure there is sufficient field space for NRF and affiliated club Hibiscus Coast. Auckland Cricket - Harbour Sport facilitated the development of Hibiscus Coast Cricket Club’s Strategic Plan.H Harbour Hockey - Harbour Sport worked alongside East Coast Bays Hockey to facilitate the development of their Mission and Values as a club with a focus on Balance is Better and Young People representation
Harbour Volleyball - Continued support around guiding Harbour Volleyball to advocate and lead the discussion for more indoor court space.Recruitment support in Development Officer appointment, with philosophies aligned to ‘Balance is Better” North Harbour Gymnastics - Harbour Sport worked alongside North Harbour Gymnastics to facilitate the development of their Strategic Plan with focus on Balance is Better, Good Sports framework, and Young People. North Harbour Badminton - Continued support around advocating and leading discussion for more indoor court space. CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES Harbour Sport delivered 2 webinars aimed to increase the knowledge and capability to run the locally based organisations - Planning for Success and Grant Funding. Harbour Sport collaborated with North Golf, Auckland Golf and Sport Auckland to co-design and deliver a Funding workshop to 20 Club Manager’s from across the Auckland region in April 2021. Harbour Sport also collaborated with Auckland Cricket to deliver two different workshops in the Diversity & Inclusion, and Women & Girls space. NORTH HARBOUR SPORTS COUNCIL Leadership provided to the North Harbour Sports Council through the facilitation of meetings, identifying relevant and integral topics and the development of advocacy content post consultation. This group continues to have a strong impact across the region and is widely recognised for the role they play in the incomparable sport and active recreation advocacy provided by the North Harbour community. The group continues to meet monthly. ADVOCACY FOR COUNCIL'S LONG TERM PLAN Facilitated a workshop on Thursday 11th of March with Aktive and Council staff discussing the importance of ‘Advocating for Councils Long Term Plan’. RODNEY DISTRICT SURVEY - SPORT/CLUB SCHOOL FEEDBACK Through club & community consultation, HS completed a needs analysis in the Rodney District. The aim of the needs analysis was to develop/strengthen relationships in the region and to identify the specific areas of support Harbour Sport could provide the Rodney communities.
Spaces and Places are critical for the Community to participate in Sport, Active Recreation and Play. Equally, we know there are the challenges that they present for clubs, communities, local authorities, regional and the national sporting organisations around availability and accessibility now and in the future. To ensure we keep increasing participation we need to advocate and support the development of existing and new facilities to meet future needs.The impact of COVID-19 and lockdowns meant a lot of progress on projects stalled, and with Council putting a hold on potential funding, the last calendar year was a difficult one in the Spaces & Places area.
Albany Tennis Park (multi-sport facility development) Upper Harbour Indoor Court Business Case East Coast Bays Rugby League Edith Hopper Park Harbour Hockey - Home of the National Hockey Centre Harbour Hockey Trust Metro Park (multi-sport facility development) Warkworth Showgrounds (multi-sport facility development) Huapai Domain (multi-sport facility development) Glenfield College netball court upgrades (facility development)
Sports Partnership Projects Harbour Sport continues to provide in depth partnership and facility development support to Council, Local Boards and the sports organisations involved in various projects including:
SPORT DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS
Spaces and places
Spaces & Places RST Partnership Group Auckland Sports Sector Facilities Priorities Plan Auckland Indoor Courts Facility Plan Sports Facility Investment Plan Local Board Activation Plans Local Board Open Space Management Plans School Community Partnership Framework
Harbour Sport advocates, collaborates, links, networks and facilitates in the ‘Spaces and Places’ in our Community in a variety of ways to support the development and implementation of a variety of projects:
GAME PLAN - The Sport Development teams monthly newsletter continues to be well-received and a staple piece for communication out into the community. This includes news from the wider Community Sport team, and partners of Harbour Sport FACEBOOK - The Sport Development team created a Facebook page to focus on target groups that are involved in Community Sport, Active Recreation or Play. The main Harbour Sport Facebook page was used in circumstances to expand their reach into the community. This platform allows for better interaction and the ability to provide or share up-to-date information. WEBSITE - The Harbour Sport website provides an information platform for Sport Development news, updates, resources, and events. These are easily accessible with links to good practice and templates. The Harbour Sport website endeavours to have the latest updates from its partners at Sport NZ, Aktive and other RST’s.
ACTIVASIAN
Harbour Sport ActivAsian is the Regional Lead of the Auckland-wide ActivAsian initiative. The Regional ActivAsian teams consists of five full-time staff and two part-time staff across four Regional Sport Trusts including Sport Waitākere, Sport Auckland and CLM Community Sport. Our Long-Term Goals for the initiative are to strengthen and upskill our Asian community for a more active, cohesive and sustainable future (Build Capability), increase Asian community’s play, active recreation and sport’s participation (Increase Participation), be the delegate for the Asian community across the sector (Increase Awareness) and for our Asian community to be represented and advocated in the play, active recreation and sport sector (Build Capability). Harbour Sport ActivAsian is the Regional Lead of the Auckland-wide ActivAsian initiative and the Regional ActivAsian consists of five full-time and two part-time staff across four Delivery Partners (Harbour Sport, Sport Waitākere, Sport Auckland and CLM Community Sport).
Vision: The Asian community are activated, advocated and represented at community levels across play, active recreation and sport Purpose: Inspire, empower, and collaborate with Asian communities through play, active recreation, and sport.
Strategic Objectives: Build Capability Increase Participation Increase Awareness Inclusion in Sport Focus Areas: Health & Wellbeing Women and Girls Sector D&I Development and Club Capability Tamariki and Rangatahi Sustainable and Locally-led initiatives
ActivAsian Equip'd Programme The goal of Equip’d is to create a meaningful and specific programme for Asian wāhine aged 12-18. The aim is to foster positive cultural identify, self-confidence, leadership, and holistic wellbeing by co-designing the delivery with participants, students leaders, teachers and schools. Upon completion of the Term 4 2021 and Term 1 2020 pilots, the post-participation survey indicated that the rangatahi have increased their activity levels per week (100% were active 1-2 times a week) and they have felt a sense of belonging from being a part of a group. A more participant-led model has also been co-designed in Term 3 2021 and attracted 25 senior student leaders to continue the initiative and support the growth of the participants.
ActivAsian Health & Wellbeing Hub The ActivAsian Health & Wellbeing Hub is aimed at supporting the Asian communities’ physical and mental wellbeing through a variety of activities and workshops. The Hub aspires to offer a social network and platform for our wāhine participants to connect and empower one another. The fist pilot concluded in August 2021 and 90% of the participants were either satisfied or extremely satisfied with the Health & Wellbeing Hub pilot. 95% of the participants also indicated that the Hub has contributed towards achieving their health and wellbeing goals.
Water Safety/Drowning Prevention Harbour Sport ActivAsian partnered with Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre on a 8-week Summer Series programme. Summer Series consisted of 4 weeks of Whenua activities and 4 weeks of Moana activities and the programme received 60 registrations from the Asian communities. Following on the success of the targeted programme, MERC, with support from Water Safety New Zealand offered further five engagement activities and over 150 participations were recorded.
Diversity & Inclusion Sector Development In 2020/21, Harbour Sport ActivAsian worked with over 15 play, active recreation and sport organisations to support their journey on building a more inclusive and welcoming environment for the diverse communities in the North Harbour and Auckland region. The successful Harbour Sport ActivAsian Ethnic Engagement Survey also received over 40 responses with club representatives self-evaluating the Asian representation amongst their participants, operational and governance levels. Subsequent resources and toolkits including North Harbour 2021 Asian Community Data Report, Auckland School Roll Database and Indian Community Engagement Toolkit have also been developed based on the respondents’ needs. Harbour Sport ActivAsian also supported various Regional and National Sport Organisations with their Strategic Framework to ensure there are equal opportunities for the diverse communities to participate in their choice of activity.
Coach Developer training Coach Developers are the people who deliver coaching courses, facilitate learning, provide mentoring, complete coach observations and generally “coach the coaches”. With that in mind, Coach Developer Training is a key component of the coaching framework at Harbour Sport. Some key numbers from 2021 are: 14 Community Sports Leaders have completed a Coach Developer Training Course. 10 different sporting codes represented from 12 different organisations. 16 Coach Developers supported via co-delivery opportunities. Coach evolve Coach Evolve is a generic cross-code coach development programme available for aspirational coaches. Coach Evolve continues to be a great success for the Harbour Region, providing extended opportunities for development coaches. Some key numbers for 2021 are: 31 participants over two cohorts 20+ codes/organisations represented Three RSO Coach Developers provided support with co-facilitation opportunities.
The Harbour region continues to promote and advocate for a clear vison for coaching and youth sport, which places an athlete-centred and values-based coaching approach at the forefront. 2021 has seen the further development and strengthening of some key projects to align with this philosophy. In terms of capability, a greater emphasis has been placed on the support of community leaders within schools and clubs across the region. It has been pleasing to co-deliver several opportunities with coach developers across the region. For coaches, the Coach Evolve programme for 2021 has progressed and now caters for two cohorts per year. In addition to that, we have the support of regional coach developers to collaborate with on the programme. As a result, Coach Evolve has been able to support more coaches from more codes. For foundation coaches, Coach Emerge has been a useful programme to offer as a bespoke opportunity within community organisations across North Harbour. Over 120 beginner coaches from three schools and three clubs have been successfully supported at the commencement of their coaching journey. Furthermore, a Student Leadership and Coaching Day was well attended by over 80 students from 12 different Secondary Schools in the region. In the youth space, Harbour Sport has adopted a systems change approach that aligns to the Good Sports and Balance is Better philosophies. Most mentionable is the success working with Takapuna Grammar School, who have demonstrated a clear shift in mental models regarding sport and recreation. Harbour Sport have provided education to the audience who supports the sport and recreation experience of a young person; upskilling the people who deliver the product to rangatahi in a sport and recreation setting; and offering advice to the decision makers who are ultimately responsible for the systems and structures available to youth. Coaches continue to be an identified area of value in the region, considering the important role they play in creating a positive experience for the participants in sport, recreation, and play.
COACH DEVELOPMENT
Coach Emerge Coach Emerge is an Auckland wide, values-based coach development programme for active foundation coaches working in the community. In 2021, the programme has been adapted to meet the needs of the various schools and clubs in the North Harbour region. Some key numbers for 2021 are: Takapuna Grammar School – 21 parent and student coaches HDF Hockey Club – 16 foundation coaches AUT Millennium Coach Development (Bays Athletics, North Shore Swimming, North Harbour Water Polo) – 23 new coaches Orewa Surf Life Saving Club – 10 coaches Hobsonville Point Secondary School – 10 student coaches Carmel College – 40 student coaches Student Leadership and Coaching Day - 80+ students from 12 different schools Good Sports Good Sports is positioned to help key adult influences (parents, coaches, sports administrators) better understand the impact they have on creating a positive experience for young people in sport, active recreation, and play. Some key numbers for 2021 are: Matakana School:18 staff (teachers and senior management) Matua Ngaru School: 20 parent participants + sports coordinators Wakatere Boating Club: 30 parents and club administrators. Takapuna Grammar School: 44 parent attendees.
Kiwisport In the financial year of 2020 to 2021, we have funded a total of 7 Fast Fund projects, investing a total of $21,653 into the Harbour Sport community. KiwiSport is no longer a funding option as it has been replaced by Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa. tū Manawa active aotearoa Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa provides funding for programmes or projects delivering play, active recreation and sport experiences for tamariki and rangatahi. It is particularly focused on groups that are less active or missing out on opportunities. The fund will be managed, on Sport NZ’s behalf, by Harbour Sport. The meaning behind the words are Tū - ‘to stand’ and Manawa – ‘breath’. In the context of play, active recreation and sport the name calls to all New Zealanders to live Sport NZ’s vision - 'Every Body Active'. The purpose of Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa is to provide quality experiences that are accessible and create a life-long love of being active. Our research during COVID-19 shows there are some groups who are more at risk of missing out or being less active, so making sure they can access this funding is a priority. These priority groups are: Children and young people in higher deprivation communities Girls and young women (5-24) and Disabled children and young people (5-18) Harbour Sport are encouraging all new projects to align their project outcomes with these Sport NZ guidelines. In the financial year 2020 to 2021 we have funded a total of 31 fast fund projects. Investing a total of $196,007 into the Harbour Sport community.
SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT
Secondary School Support To support relationship building with our RSD, Sport Directors and Sport Coordinators, four meetings were held with a range of relevant topics discussed. Our August 2021 meeting had the best turnout yet of 37 attendees. We took the opportunity to showcase a few areas of Harbour Sport that could be of use to their school. Presentations from ActivAsian, Tū Manawa, Wellness Works, and Coaching were aimed at our school sport leaders. The RSD also appeared before the Harbour Principals Group in February and maintained communication throughout the year when necessary. Harbour Student Sport Council The Harbour Student Sports Council continued with 14 secondary schools represented. The aim of the council is to work alongside our young sports leaders to be the voice and contribute to secondary school sport. Four meetings were held and provided quality learning opportunities to develop leadership and advocacy knowledge. Presentations on topics such as inclusion and diversity, mental health in sport, the value of school sport, personality profiling for leadership, and the ideal school sport state were well received according to feedback. Voice of the Rangatahi This survey led by Sport NZ, had 11 schools participate in 2020 and 13 have signed on for 2021. The survey helps us understand barriers to participation using the student voice. Three schools participated in a pilot project where they and their Student Councils identified possible interventions to increase participation in sport and/or active recreation. These schools were given $5,000 from Sport NZ to work on the areas identified. We’ll hopefully be able to see the benefit of this funding in the 2021 / 2022 surveys. Leadership & Coaching Day 2021 In April 2021 the Harbour RSD & Coaching Advisor combined to produce a opportunity for our sporting Rangatahi. The theme was Connect, Inspire and Empower. Football Fern Anna Leat was guest speaker and presenters from the sport sector included Roger Wood (Sport NZ), Simon Walter (AUT) and Kelly McCallum (NorthTec). 13 schools participated with a total of 72 attendees which was great considering the disruption two lockdowns had on schools a month prior. School Sport & RSO Kōrero With a vision to increase communication and collaboration between RSO’s and schools, the Harbour RSD has facilitated online conversations with Harbour Volleyball, Harbour Rugby, Harbour Basketball and NZ Water Polo. These discussions were focused on successes, challenges and the implementation of Good Sports & Balance is Better initiatives for their athletes.
School Sport NZ (NZSSSC) Census In 2020, student representation in school sport was at 45% in the Harbour region. This equates to 10,796 students pulling on their school colours. The percentage of boys involved in sports was 49% (down from 53% in 2019) and girls’ representation was 42% (down from 45% in 2019). This has solely been put down to Covid-19 disruptions. We are still seeing a low percentage of school staff involved in school sport at 26%.
Business Development
Commercial
Harcourts Cooper & Co., Honda, Auckland Council, Aktive, O’Neill’s,Tass Print, Cube, Sports Distributors, The Hits, Lonestar Albany, PB Tech, GiesenWines, Deep Creek Brewing Co., Event Finda Stadium, Consult Recruitment, Torpedo 7, Gameover, Eyes & Ears, North Golf Association
Waitemata District Health Board, Pub Charity, NZCT, Southern Trust, Birkenhead Licensing Trust, Lion Foundation, Foundation North, Four Winds, Devonport Takapuna Local Board, Hibiscus & Bays Local Board, Upper Harbour Local Board, Kaipātiki Local Board, Rodney Local Board.
Harbour Sport events and programmes were severely disrupted in 2020/ 2021. Partnerships are critical for Harbour Sport to meet financial objectives for our events and programmes in the community. Key partnerships remained super supportive through these times with modification of events and eventually cancellations limiting opportunities. A key objective is to keep creating opportunities for partners to engage in our community meeting their partner's needs, while meeting organisational objectives in these uncertain times. The continued need to increase income through partnerships is critical and the future lies in the opportunity that Harbour Sport provides to link deep into the community, through the Sports Community, Events programme, Schools and Health clients Harbour Sport work with daily. Harbour Sports events: the Mud Rush and the Sporting Excellence Awards for 2020 suffered in the Covid climate. The virtual Shore to Shore, Golf Day managed to engage the community and provide opportunities. Harbour Sport programmes continue to evolve and were able to provide important support in the community, with Active for Life exceeding targets, while ActivAsian, Bike, Coaching, Young Persons and SportSpasifik continue to positively impact the community significantly. Local Boards continue to advocate for Harbour Sport,which allows the shaping of their local communities by promoting sport and recreation to develop health, social and economic benefits, as well as providing an enhanced sense of identity and well-being. Their support is greatly appreciated. Charitable Trusts and Gaming funders have provided essential funding for the many important sport and recreation programs as well as projects throughout the year. The goal of events is to benefit the community through increased revenue put back into our programmes that impact the community significantly.
PartnerS
Harbour Sport has a fantastic group of motivated and engaged partners supporting events, programmes, and the operations of Harbour Sport. We thank them for their continued support. Unfortunately, Covid has led to the ending of a partnership which has lasted for more than 20 years. Harbour Sport is grateful for the support of Massey University over this period, which has truly supported Harbour Sport to achieve its community outcomes:
Funding
Mud Monster Mud Rush
The annual Mud Monster Mud Rush event could not go ahead this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Usually this wonderful community event attracts approximately 1250 participants, 1500 Spectators, and 80+ volunteers with a course of approximately 26 obstacles including mud pits, crawls, a climbing wall, creek run and our 20-meter finale mudslide that ended with a huge splash!
sport excellence awards
The annual Sport Excellence Awards celebrates the achievements of North Harbour’s top athletes, coaches, referees/umpires and volunteers. The evening was could not go ahead due to COVID-19 restrictions. Usually, approximately 275 people attend the event including past and present North Harbour athletes, Harbour Sport board members, representatives from 25 different Regional Sporting Organizations, plus local clubs and event sponsors.
harbour sport golf day
The 2020 Harcourts Cooper & Co Shore to Shore saw competitors, supports and locals, take part in the 36th annual 5km fun run. It is an incredible event, servicing local schools in the North Harbour region, by enabling them to raise funds for awesome new sports gear. This year, over $4,000 was raised, across the 22 partaking schools in the area. Willow Park School took first place with 149 registered participants for this year's event. Sunday the 8th of April 2020, was the original date for the Harcourts Cooper & Co Shore to Shore. However, due to the timing of New Zealand's first lockdown, this date was no longer feasible. Sunday the 8th of November 2020 was the agreed upon postponement date. The event went ahead as scheduled and we are very proud of the event we delivered.
Shore To Shore
The annual Harbour Sport Golf Day took place on Friday 15th October 2020 at Pupuke Golf Course. The objective of the day is to raise funds to support Harbour Sport programmes and to raise awareness of the work that Harbour Sport does in the community to increase physical activity, health and well-being. 19 teams took part with over 76 players enjoying the day of Ambrose style golf tournament. The three top teams included: Harcourts Cooper & Co #2 Tass Print Consult Recruitment Thanks to all our sponsors to help make this a fantastic event! Harcourts Cooper & Co. Honda North Shore Tass Print North Golf Association Inc. High Performance Consult Recruitment Deep Creek Brewing Co. NZ Long Blacks
DIRECTORY as at 30 June 2021
CONTENTS 30 Approval of Financial Statements 31 Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expense 32 Statement of Changes in Net Assets / Equity 33 Statement of Financial Position 34 Statement of Cash Flows 35 Statement of Accounting Policies 41 Notes to the Financial Statements
Nature of business Lead and support the development of the sport and recreation community within North Harbour. Charities Commission Registration Number CC37293 Board of Trustees Malcolm Allan - Chairman Paul Seo Patrick Gale James Kemp Leah Lazarus Bridget Leonard Bevan Miles Maria Sopoaga Ana Aitchenson (Appointed 7 October 2020 | Resigned 10 March 2021) Physical Address Sports House, Stadium Drive, Albany, Auckland, 0632 Postal Address PO Box 300-633, Albany, Auckland, 0752
Financial Statements For the year ended 30 June 2021
Our People
Sarah Harrison Tyrone Elkington-MacDonald Emily Hodges Hannah Milne Miguel Gallardo Johana Fuentealba Tony Mordaunt / Patricia Green Kylie McGrigor / Kelly Cameron Melanie Sykes Shaun Matthews Alvin Cheung Naomi Stewart / Husmit Uka Marian Park David Dong Asenati Tavita Justine Lavea Alex Matapo Josh Wang Georgia O'Rourke Gabi Rennie
Kerri Moran Louise Bartlett Sarah Freiberg Chris Christensen Elin Noyer
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Malcolm Allan - Chairman Paul Seo Patrick Gale James Kemp Leah Lazarus Bridget Leonard Bevan Miles Maria Sopoaga Ana Aitchenson (Appointed 7 October 2020 | Resigned 10 March 2021
Chief Executive General Manager/ Sport Capability and Business Development Manager Office Manager Digital Systems Manager Business Project manager Admin and Reception
Event Coordinator Sport Development Manager / Spaces and Places Lead Sport Development Advisor / Women and Girls Lead Project Coordinator Healthy Active Learning Advisor Primary School Coordinator and Cycle Lead Healthy Active Learning Community Connector Regional Sports Director Tū Manawa Administrator Community Coaching Advisor ActivAsian Development Manager ActivAsian Community Lead ActivAsian Community Coordinator ActivAsian Community Coordinator Pacific Community Manager Pacific Community Activator Pacific Community Coordinator Operational Support Operational Support Operational Support
Active Communities Manager Active For Life Manager Ki Waitemata Active Families Manager Healthy Lifestyles Administrator Active For Life Nutritionist Marketing and Communications Coordinator Māori Community Manager Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Team Lead Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor Healthy Lifestyle Advisor WellnessWorks Lead
Community Strength and Balance Manger Community Strength and Balance Administrator Community Strength and Balance Trainer Community Strength and Balance Trainer Community Strength and Balance Trainer
STAFF Mike Bishop Richard Casutt Lisa Price Paula McGregor Justine Martin Chelsea Herbert / Tayla Flatt
Jason Edmonds Sarah Chieng Eric Golding Sam Johnstone Cherise Pendergrast Sam Hurring / Grace Alley Kate Lewis Stef Burrows Moriki Read Vanessa Kipa Manu Sapolu / Sunny Herath Ellen Rowlandson Emma Coombe / Khalum Halo Raven Stevens Laurinda Howarth
Thank You to our Family of Partners and Sponsors
Without you, we would not be able to put in place the valuable work we do in our community
STUDENTS Due to Covid-19 restrictions, no international students were hosted at Harbour Sport.
Consult Recruitment UHY Haines Norton, PO Box 21143, Auckland Westpac, 10 Wairau Road, Private bag 95 515, Auckland McVeagh Flemming, PO Box 300 844, Albany, Auckland
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